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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
accident
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
arrived
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
Assistant
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
attached
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
botanical
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
classifying
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
collection
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
CON
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
days
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From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
departure
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From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
disagreeable
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
end
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
expedition
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
fixed
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From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
France
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From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
French
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
Government
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
happened
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
History
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
just
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
laden
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
March
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
mineralogical
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
months
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
Museum
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
Natural
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
Nebraska
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
New
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
occupying
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
office
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
Paris
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
period
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
place
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
PRO
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
Professor
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From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
research
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
riches
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
scientific
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
Scotia
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
six
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
States
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
territory
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
United
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From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading In virtue of my office as Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris, the French Government had attached me to that expedition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My departure for France was fixed for the first days in May.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
York
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From this reading After six months in Nebraska, I arrived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection.
zoological
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From this reading Meanwhile, I was occupying myself in classifying my mineralogical, botanical, and zoological riches, when the accident happened to the _Scotia_.
